Moving Toward the Future

We are proud of our past and the long-standing traditions that the school offers, but we continually look toward the future. After all, that’s what you’re worried about! The Swanson School of Engineering is dedicated to delivering a high-quality, up-to-date education to its students so that they are as successful as the graduates who came before them. The school probes new frontiers in education by building exciting labs and introducing new courses and technology into the classroom.

Sky's the Limit

Look at the companies where many Pitt engineering alumni have become presidents, CEOs, or senior executives:

Westinghouse Electric Corp. Duquesne Light Co. PPG Industries, Inc. General Motors Corp. Allegheny Power Systems, Inc. Shell Oil Co. Bell Atlantic Corporation Equitable Gas Co. Motorola Inc.

Mobil Corp. United States Steel Corp. BP American Corp. American Bridge Co. Mosites Construction Co. the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Space Exploration Systems

Alumni think so highly of their alma mater that they keep coming back. Every year, during freshman seminar, several alumni visit the school and talk about their career paths and how helpful their education at Pitt has been to their success.

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